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Spelling Bee answers · Wednesday, August 19, 2020

Longest word
concoction
10 letters
Top scorer
conduction
17 points
Starting letters
7 of 7
every letter starts a word
Average length
5.9
letters per word

Words by length

Spoiler-safe. Use it to see where the long ones hide.

4 letters
7
5 letters
12
6 letters
6
7 letters
5
8 letters
0
9 letters
3
10 letters
2

The hints grid

How many words of each length start with each letter — the classic Bee cheat sheet.

4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Σ
C
1
2
–
1
–
1
2
7
D
2
1
–
1
–
–
–
4
I
2
2
4
1
–
2
–
11
N
–
–
1
–
–
–
–
1
O
–
1
1
–
–
–
–
2
T
1
4
–
1
–
–
–
6
U
1
2
–
1
–
–
–
4
Σ
7
12
6
5
0
3
2
35

Two-letter pairs

The first two letters of every answer, and how many words start with each pair.

C
co 7
D
di 4
I
ic 2id 2in 6io 1
N
no 1
O
on 1ou 1
T
ti 2to 1tu 3
U
un 4

All 35 answers

206 points total · tap a word for its definition · pangram gets a ★
cocci5
coin1
concoction10
condition9
★conductionpangram17
★conduitpangram14
conic5
diction7
dino1
dint1
ditto5
icon1
iconic6
idiot5
idiotic7
indict6
induct6
★inductionpangram16
into1
intuit6
intuition9
ionic5
notion6
onion5
outdid6
tinct5
tint1
tonic5
tuition7
tunic5
tutti5
unction7
undid5
union5
unit1
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